Strait of Makassar

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Strait of Makassar
Connects waters	Java lake
with water	Celebes Sea
Separates land mass	Sulawesi
of land mass	Borneo
Data
Geographical location	0 ° 33 ′  S , 118 ° 39 ′  E Coordinates: 0 ° 33 ′  S , 118 ° 39 ′  E
Smallest width	70 km
Coastal towns	Makassar , Balikpapan , Palu
Map of Borneo with Strait of Makassar

The Makassar Strait is a strait between the Indonesian part of Borneo and the island of Sulawesi (Celebes).

It connects the Celebes Sea in the north with the Java Sea in the south and has always been an important sea ​​route . It owes its name to the port city of Makassar on Sulawesi. Other adjoining ports are Balikpapan and Palu .

The Wallace Line , the biogeographical separation of Asia and Australia, runs through the Strait of Makassar .

In 1942 the Strait of Makassar strait was the site of the battle .